Self-Portrait II

1955

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: drypoint in black on oatmeal paper
Dimensions: plate: 13.9 x 7.6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 18.1 cm (11 x 7 1/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1996.89.18
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Self-Portrait II — Jirí Balcar. 1955.

Medium: drypoint in black on oatmeal paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 13.9 x 7.6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 18.1 cm (11 x 7 1/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.89.18. Gift of The Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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